Printer&#39;s galley.



J. L. LEE. PRINTERS GALLEY. rum-r101: 11.31) OUT. 16, 1907.

940,975. I Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. LEE, 0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

PBINTERS GALLEY.

new and useful Improvements in Printers" Galleys, of which the followingis a full,

clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to galleys for holding printing types after thesame have been set up in a composing stick or other means preparatory tomaking up a form ready for printing and it has for its primary object toprovide a printers galley suitable for the described use or anyanalogous use, which shall be durable and rigid, simple in constructionand inexpensive to manufacture.

With a view to the attainment of these ends, the invention consists inthe features of novelty which will now be described with reference tothe accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a printersgalley embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereofon the line 2-2 Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line83, Fig. 1.

It is apparent that the galley comprises a bottom 1, two side walls, 2,3, and an end wall 4:, the opposite end in galleys of this characterbeing usually left open as appears in Fig. 1. The bottom and walls thusconstituting the galley are made from a single strip or sheet of metalpressed or bent into the required form. The blank from which theseelements are composed is pressed on three sides, that is to say, alongits two longitudinal edges and across one end, to form heads 5, 6, theadjacent extremities of which terminate short of each other to formopenings 5 at the corners of the galley, through which openings thewater used in dampening the type will run off. After these beads areformed the edges of the blank are bent at right angles to its generalplane to form the walls 2, 3, 4, each bead constituting the lower edgeof the wall contiguous thereto and serving to not only strengthen andimpart the requisite rigiditv to the bottom and walls but to enable themetal to be bent to constitute the walls without danger of fracturin itand without forming an inwardly roun ing or inclining corner where thebottom and sides conjoin as would be the case if the walls were bentdirectly from the bot- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 16, 1907.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 397,678.

tom. Such an inclining or rounding corner, cutting into the plane of theinner face of the wall would, of course, be objectionable in a printersgalley as it would prevent the types from being supported squarely onthe bottom while resting in immediate contact with such inner face.

The walls 2, 3, 1, at the corners of the galley are respectivelyoverlapped in one direc tion, as shown at 7 whereby the entire galleymay be formed in three operations, one to bend the entire end and one tobend each side, the re-inforced corners or overlaps coming into placeautomatically so that they are ready for the solder or rivets, theseoverlaps being in this example of the invention a continuation of theside walls 2, S, which are bent at right angles to said side wallsaround the outer face of the end wall 4 for a portion of the length ofthe latter, thus bracing the end wall 1 against outward movement and atthe same time imparting rigidity to the side walls as well as holdingthem against inward movement. These overlaps, if desired, may besubsequently soldered or brazed or otherwise secured. In thus formingthe overlaps, it will be seen that they are made slightly less in depththan the total depth of the side wall, plus the depth of the bead 5, andas a consequence they will lie flush with the bead 6 at the end of thegalley.

In orderthat the invention may be understood by those skilled in theart, the details of an exemplification thereof have been thusspecifically described but What I claim as new and'desire to secure byLetters Patent is- 1. As a new and useful article of manufacture, aprinters' galley comprising side and end walls, and a bottom formedintegrally therewith of sheet metal, the adjacent corners of the wallsof the galley being overlapped respectively in one direction and thelongitudinal corners of the galley where the bottom conj oins with thewalls being beaded in an outward direction, the adjacent extremities ofthe beaded portions terminating short of each other to form openings atthe corners of the galley.

2. As a new and useful article of manu facture, a printers galleycomprising side and end walls, and a bottom formed integrally therewithof sheet metal, the walls around the edges of the bottom being beadedoutwardly, the adjacent extremities of the In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification, in the presence of 10 tWosubscribing Witnesses, on this 7th day of October A. D. 1907.

JAMES L. LEE.

beaded portions terminating short of each other to form openings in thecorners of the galley, and the adjacent corners of the Walls beingoverlapped respectively in one direcl tion, said overlaps bemg of a lessdepth than i Vitnesses V. C. STEVENS, ELMER I. MOODY.

the total depth of the Wall and the bead whereby the overlaps may notoverlap the beads.

